Places Edited by kimrad

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The largest drain hole in the world.